Dive with sharks and rays at Granite Island, Encounter Bay
Thanks to Ben Brayford from Granite Island Nature Park, I have now realized one of my diving dreams. On Sunday 23rd June I visited Ben’s ‘office’ at Granite Island. Actually,…
Tumby Bay Jetty Dive
Jenni and I had a few days R and R at Port Lincoln this week so I took my gear, hoping to get a few dives. The shore/jetty dive prospects…
Entangled Southern Right whale dies in Head of Bight whale sanctuary
Author: Sue Gibbs Office for Coast and Marine, National Parks and Wildlife, SA Each winter Southern Right whales migrate north from their sub-Antarctic feeding areas into warmer waters to find…
Cuttlefish in the media
I read our last MLSSA Journal (No.11) with great interest and enjoyed all of the articles including the one by Alex Gaut about cuttles. I managed to check out the…
The Amazing Giant Cuttlefish (Sepia apama)
When diving in southern Australian waters, there are few creatures more stunningly beautiful AND intelligent than the cephalopods. The entire family has the ability to rapidly change colours to camouflage,…
Scoresby Shepherd ‘Comes up for air’
Originally published in Southern Fisheries magazine – Spring 2000 Dr Scoresby Shepherd’s fascination with marine life was fired by the exploits of legendary French diver and adventurer, Jacques-Yves Cousteau. It…
Sex – Cuttlefish Style
Whyalla’s self-proclamation as the “Cuttle Capital” of Australia is absolutely true, for three months of the year – winter. From May to August, giant cuttles (Sepia apama) migrate from all…
Update On Giant Australian Cuttlefish Protection 1998
In my “News in Brief” report in our May 1998 Newsletter I stated that the Whyalla Sports Diving Club was trying to protect cuttlefish breeding grounds. A report in The…
Cuttlefish closure and new recreational fishing regulations 1998
The following notice was recently received from PIRSA (Primary Industries and Resources SA) dated 22nd May 1998: “The Government, on advice from the Minister for Primary Industries, Natural Resources and…
Sabellid Worm Discovered at Port Noarlunga
Mary Anne Stacy of the Port Noarlunga Aquatics Centre recently discovered an unusual fan worm on a pylon of the Port Noarlunga Jetty. Suspecting it to be a Sabella worm…